Don Pyle: Rough Description

Don Pyle, artist, author, and Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet co-founder, visits KPL to discuss his memoir, Rough Description

Don Pyle’s tantalizing memoir, Rough Description: Love Letters and Ghost Stories From a Life in Music, recalls first bands, the absurdity and incredible rewards of touring, and dubious-dealing stories of the groups he’s been in, most prominently as drummer and co-founder of beloved group Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet. It recounts friend and work relationships with musician Dallas Good, venerable producer/engineer Steve Albini, iconic comedy troupe Kids in the Hall, whose series theme his group created, and others.

About the Author

DON PYLE is a Toronto‑based author, photographer, producer, and musician. His creative career has taken him through an array of musical collaborations, production work, and film scoring. Pyle is also the creator of Trouble in the Camera Club, a celebrated photographic history of Toronto’s formative punk years, showcasing his lifelong connection to the city’s music communities.

About the Moderator

KIRBY is the author of She, Poetry is Queer, This Is Where I Get Off, featured columnist at Send My Love to Anyone and publisher at knife | fork | book. Their latest, Fairy, comes out Fall 2026 from Palimpsest Press.

The talk starts at 7:00 p.m. Doors open at 6:30pm.

Q&A and book signing to follow. Books will be available for purchase onsite from Words Worth Books.

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